Doc Rivers Shares Hilarious Story About Night Dennis Rodman Babysat His Son Austin

His broadcast partner wondered why the infamous wild child was Rivers’s first choice.
Doc Rivers Shares Hilarious Story About Night Dennis Rodman Babysat His Son Austin
Doc Rivers Shares Hilarious Story About Night Dennis Rodman Babysat His Son Austin /

Doc Rivers is in his first year back as an NBA analyst this season, and he’s already telling fun behind-the-scenes stories from his playing and coaching days.

While working the Lakers–Kings game on Wednesday night, the former 76ers coach launched into a story centered around Dennis Rodman babysitting his kids, including his son, NBA free agent Austin Rivers.

“It was a one time thing, but when I was in San Antonio, I wanted to go out, and we used Dennis Rodman for one night babysitting Austin and some of our kids,” Rivers said on the ESPN broadcast. “I don’t know if I’m parent of the year or the worst parent.”

His broadcast partner, Dave Pasch, then asked the question everyone was likely thinking: Why was Rodman, an infamous wild child, Rivers’s first choice?

“He was over at the house and he said ‘Hey, I can do that. I love babysitting,’” Rivers answered. “And he did it, he did a great job. The house was a mess.”

The babysitting most likely occurred during the 1994–95 season when both Rodman and Rivers were with the Spurs. It doesn’t seem like Rodman ever took up the job again, though, leaving the Rivers family with just a fantastic story to pass along.


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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.